Beak burner for fowl



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Application August 27, 1946, Serial No. 693,324

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to beak burners for fowls. An object of the invention is the provision of a simple and eiective device for burning 01T the ends of bills of iowls to prevent f owls from injuring other fowls by pecking, said device including a readily removable searing tool which is so constructed that either end may be employed when diierent types of searing methods are necessary.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device for cauterizing the ends of the bills of fowls in which a reversible rod is heated to the desired temperature by an electric heating element, one end of the rod having a concave surface to which the end of the upper beak is applied for removing the end of said beak while forming a curved end on said beak, the other end of the rod being flat for rapidly removing the sharp end of the beak.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device for removing the sharp ends of the upper beaks of fowls, while cauterizing the same and eliminating bleeding, said device including a reversible cauterizing rod which has one end formed with a concave surface for removing and curving the end of the beak, the other end being at for removing the sharp ends of the beaks in a rapid manner when great numbers of fowls must be treated to prevent cannibalism, an electric heating element being employed in connection with a ceramic core which receives the rod, the electric heating element being tapped to insure a rapid heating and a comfortable operating temperature.

The invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a view in perspective showing my improved beak cauterizing device.

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal vertical section oi the device.

Figure 3 shows a wiring diagram for the device, and

Figure 4 is a greatly enlarged view, of one end of a reversible cauterizing rod.

Referring more particularly.Y to the drawings, I designates a casing for housing the elements forming the cauterizing device. This casing is mounted on a base II which is adapted to be secured to a table or stand for convenient operaf tion. Opposite end walls I2 and I3 are shown as circular, although they may be of any conflguration.

A bracket I 5 of rectangulardesign has end bars I6 and I'I frictionally engaged between re- (Cl. 12S-303.1)

spective end walls I2 and I3 of the casing I0. The end wall I2 is formed with an opening I8 through which a cauterizing rod may project as will be described.

A refractory tube I9 which may be made of ceramic materials has a spiral groove 20 at its outer surface to receive a resistance coil 2l which becomes highly heated when a current is passed therethrough. rlhe tube I9 is of a length to extend between the bars I6 and I1, being held in position at the rear end by machine screws 22 extended through the wall I3 and the bar Il and into the bore 23 of the tube. The front end of the tube is supported by machine screws 24 spaced equidistant about the opening I8 and of a length so as to be in supporting engagement with the adjacent end of the tube.

A reversible cauterizing rod 25 has one end provided with a concave surface 26 while the other end 21 has a at surface. This rod is inserted into the longitudinal passage 23 of the tube I9 and is freely removable therefrom so that either end of the rod may be projected from the casing as shown in Figures 1 and 2 for operative purposes while one end remains housed and idle.

Referring more particularly to Figures 2 and 3, it will be seen that the end of the coil 2I is tapped by a wire 28 which is connected to a switch 29. A wire 30 connects one end of the coil with a plug 3|. The other end of the coil is connected by a wire 32 to the plug 3I so that when the plug is inserted into a socket in communication with a circuit, current will pass through the entire coil or through a portion 2I--a of said coil, depending upon the position of the switch 29, as will be explained hereinafter.

A Wire 33 connects an intermediate point of the wire 32 with a switch contact 34 indicated as High The switch 29 may be rocked to engage a dead contact 35 marked Low.

A spring clip 36 is attached to the end wall I2 by the bolt 31. The curved free end of said clip presses against the projecting end of the rod 25 for maintaining said rod in a temporarily xed position in the tube I9.

The operation of my device is as follows:

When the concave end 26 of the rod 25 is employed as shown in Figures 2 and' 4, the pointed end of the upper beak portion is burned off, leaving the free end of the cauterized beak curved so that the fowl cannot pick sore spots on another fowl which causes cannibalism among the fowl, nor can .the debilled fowl pull feathers from another.

When the at end 21 is used the beaks may be The insertion of the plug in a suitable socket. places the unit in condition for operation after the proper end of the rod 25 is exposed forfcontact' with a beak.

When the switch has been moved to Low current will ow through thefzentire :coil,2|.. Qni

the other hand, moving the switch to High Will raise the current to flow only through the portion 2 l-a of said coil to provide a high temlpera-ture. Nevertheless, when the switch has beenvnioved to Low a comfortable operating temperature will be maintained.

A packing 38 formed of exploded silica insulationis--iilledinto the casing and surrounds the coil' 2 Iv and other parts Within the'housing.

Although a preferred and practical embodiment ofthe invention is disclosed herein, itis to be understood that various modications maybe made Within the scope of the appended claim Withoutl departing from the spirit ofthe-invention.

I claim:

A cauterizing device for beaks of fowls comprising a support, a refractory core carried by the support, a cauterizing rod in the core, the length of the rod being greater than the length of said core so that one end of the rod will project beyond the adjacent end of the core so that the projecting end of the rod when heated may be engaged by a beak of a fowl, means for heating Athe.rod in the core, one end of the :rod having a at'surface, the other end of the rod having a concave surface, and a spring clip releasably mounted upon the support and having a free end in contacting engagement with the projecting end of the rod whereby said rod may be readily removed'from the core so that either end of the rod .may be projected from the core and used for cauterizing beaks of fowls.

JAMES LYON.

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